آبزن
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄zn' /ābzan/). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܘܙܢܐ (ʾāwzānāʾ), Old Armenian աւազան (awazan), Old Georgian ავაზანი (avazani), Georgian აბაზანა (abazana), Aghwan 𐔰𐕛𐔰𐔵𐔰𐕎 (avazan), all Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaːb.ˈzan/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑːb.zǽn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒːb.zǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔb.zǽn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ābzan |
| Dari reading? | ābzan |
| Iranian reading? | âbzan |
| Tajik reading? | obzan |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
| Dari | آبزن |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | обзан |
آبزن • (âbzan) (plural آبزنها)
Related terms
- آوازه (âvâze)
Descendants
- Arabic: أبزن (ʔabzan)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աւազան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 352
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 102
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 4